Nicole Scherzinger ( born Nicole Prascovia Elikolani Valiente; June 29, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television personality. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. Best known for her work with the pop group the Pussycat Dolls, her on off relationship with British F1 driver Lewis Hamilton and is a popular sex symbolin FHM's 100 Sexiest Women she came in 2014 #9 and 2015 #24.